1. BIOMASS
STUDENT
EXECUTIVE
PROGRAMME
J.VIJAY MBA

2. OBJECTIVES
• Learn about the pros and cons of biomass
energy and it sustainability
• Learn about the production and
implementation of biomass energy
• Learn about technical aspects of biomass
and how they can be overcome
• Learn about the regulations impacting
biomass use
• Develop an educated opinion about the
sustainability of biomass as an alternative
energy

3. OVERVIEW
•Biomass is a renewable energy source that is
derived from living or recently living
organisms.
•Biomass includes biological material, not
organic material like coal.
•Energy derived from biomass is mostly used
to generate electricity or to produce heat.
•Thermal energy is extracted by means of
combustion, torrefaction, pyrolysis, and
gasification.
•Biomass can be chemically and biochemically
treated to convert it to a energy-rich fuel.

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7. ENVIRONMENTAL
ADVANTAGES
• Renewable resource
• Reduces landfills
• Protects clean water supplies
• Reduces acid rain and smog
• Reduces greenhouse gases
– Carbon dioxide
– Methane

8. DEVELOPMENT
• Many areas could be
used
• Potentially supply more
than 20% of US energy
supply
• Bioenergy crops will be
• More important in future
• Come closer to area
that
• Need energy

9. THANK U…….